Đề thi vào lớp 10 môn Tiếng Anh của Sở GDĐT HÀ NỘI 2019

ĐỀ THI VÀO LỚP 10 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose
underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following
questions from 1 to 2.
Question 1: A. obtain

B. obstacle

C. advance

D. absorb

Question 2: A. honest

B. home

C. vehicles

D. heiress

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs
from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following
questions from 3 to 4.
Question 3: A. participate B. hydrology

C. facilitate

D. intimacy

Question 4: A. romantic

C. popular

D. reduction

B. financial

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined
part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 5 to 7.
Question 5: Harry, alike his colleagues, is trying hard to finish his work early.
A

B

C

D

Question 6: You can apply for a better job when you will have had more experience.
A

B

C

D

Question 7: He is the best-known author I have never heard of.
A

B

C

D

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions from 8 to 19.
Question 8: He went to the office ________ check the progress of the work.


A. in order to

B. so far as

C. for the purpose

D. by the reason

Question 9: She asked me ________ to another country in the region.
A. weather I had been B. if I had been

C. I had been

D. had I been

Question 10: ________ have you been able to play the piano?
A. When

B. How many times C. Since when

D. Why

Question 11: It's no use ________ make him change his mind.
A. trying to

B. to try to

C. trying and

D. to trying to

Question 12: He fell off the tree and ________
A. was bad injured

B. badly injured

C. was badly injured

D. was injured himself badly

Question 13: When did ________ talk to him?
A. you lastly

B. you last

C. you lately

D. you late

Question 14: ________ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead
is merely an optical illusion.
A. The Moon

B. That the Moon

C. When the Moon D. The Moon which

Question 15: Everyone expects Johnson to _______ Smith in today’s final.
A. beat

B. win

C. score

D. champion

Question 16: Let’s face _____ we are destroying the environment and we need to do
something now.
A. truth

B. facts

C. things

D. information

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable
response to complete each of the following exchanges from 20 to 21.

Question 17: “Would you pick the kids up from school this afternoon?”
“No, I am afraid I ______”
A. wouldn’t

B. can’t

C. shan’t

D. don’t

Question 18: “Good morning, could I speak to Mr. David, please?”; “____”


A. He’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?
B. Probably by Monday next week.
C. I’ll have to ask the person you want to ring first.
D. Certainly. Would two o’clock be OK
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 22 to 23.
Question 19: The Yugo was considered one of the safest and most dependable cars on
the road in Slovakia, until people started importing cars from abroad.
A. swift

B. enjoyable

C. reliable

D. exciting

Question 20: He was able to incorporate a multimedia slideshow into the lesson plan

despite the school’s lack of equipment because his friend lent him a multimedia projector.
A. propose

B. determine

C. bestow

D. include

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE
in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 24 to 25.
Question 21: Travel insurance is sometimes mistaken for temporary health insurance,
but the two are actually different.
A. transitory

B. passing

C. mutable

D. permanent

Question 22: Although they hold similar political views, their religious beliefs present a
striking contrast.
A. interesting resemblance

B. complete coincidence

C. significant difference

D. minor comparison

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23
to 27.
After a tour in Cu Chi, we are moving to Mot Thoang Vietnam craft village (23)
___________ at Phu Binh Village, Ho Chi Minh City. Arriving at Mot Thoang Vietnam,
we observe on-the-spot (24) ___________ craft persons weave tho cam (ethnic brocade
fiber), (25) ___________ wooden logs into wonders and weave rattan into home
appliances. Mot Thoang Vietnam can (26) ___________ your need to know what many of


Vietnam’s traditional craft villages are like. The quarter of craft villages at Mot Thoang
Vietnam is quiet, but not boring (27) ___________ craft persons chat amidst the clacking
sound of wooden cudgels hitting a chisel caused by a sculptor or a loom used for weaving
cloth.
Question 23: A. located

B. locating

C. locate

D. locates

Question 24: A. what

B. how

C. whether D. why

Question 25: A. knit

B. cast

C. weave

D. carve

Question 26: A. satisfy

B. buy

C. make

D. stop

Question 27: A. although

B. while

C. whereas D. as

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 32.
Upon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts on which the hopes for
the new democracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be enlightened
individuals with clearly articulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement
and education. It was believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the
people, the commitment to education defines the progress of that democracy and is the
catalyst for future progress. This core value has not only stood the test of time but has
also grown in importance.

In this new Information Era and international economy, education is an increasingly vital
commodity, a precursor of potential success and a driving force of chance. It is important
to recognize, however, that we approach education today differently than in the past,
partly because the kinds of jobs people had didn’t require the kind of basic education and
specialized training that is often required in the workforce today. In the 1950s, for
instance, only 20 percent of American jobs were classified as professional, 20 percent as
skilled; and 60 percent as unskilled. Today, our world has changed. The proportion of
unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while jobs now account for at least 60 percent of
the workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires a
combination of academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout
a lifetime.


Question 28: Education is defined in this passage as a driving force of chance because
_________
A. without education, no changes could have happened in American society so far.
B. the government of the United States wants to drive social changes in their own ways.
C. education has helped to bring about and orient most changes in the American
workforce.
D. any American citizen who wants to changes his driving license must be very welleducated.
Question 29: The passage shows the percentage of jobs that require higher training in the
US____ between 1950s and now.
A. has remained the same

B. has changed dramatically

C. has been reversed

D. has changed slightly

Question 30: The phrase “enlightened individuals” in the first sentence most likely
means “people who _____.”
A. always appear brilliant-looking in public

B. have often been well-exposed to light

C. have acquired an adequate level of education D. bring light to anywhere they go
Question 31: In order to become a good American citizen today, in the author’s point of
view, any individual must ____
A. know well all his/her rights and be ready to grasp his/her opportunity of success in life
B. study carefully the history of American educational and vocational systems even since
their creation
C. understand thoroughly the combination of academic knowledge and practical skills
D. move actively forward in the new Information Era and international economy with a
prestigious diploma
Question 32: Which of the following titles would be best for the passage?


A. Education and Jobs in the Past and at Present in the United States.
B. The Significant Role of Education in American Citizens’ Careers
C. Academic Knowledge and Practical Skills in American Professions
D. Recent Changes of Educational and Vocational Systems in America
II. WRITING: (2.0 points)
Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one,
beginning with the given words (questions from 33 to 36).
Question 33: I’m really excited about the upcoming pottery workshop.


I’m looking _________________________________________________.

Question 34: We invited a pop star to the chat show, but he didn’t arrive.


The pop star ________________________________________________.

Question 35: He misbehaved in the class so the teacher asked him to go out.


The teacher asked ___________________________________________.

Question 36: The artisans carved figures of lions and unicorns on the top of the box.


Figures ____________________________________________________.

Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets. Do not
change the given words in any ways (questions from 37 to 40).
Question 37: Hoa was born in Doc So craft village. She knows the process of making
pottery. (BECAUSE)
_______________________________________________________________________
Question 38: The library was bombed. Many important historical documents were
destroyed. (WHEN)
_______________________________________________________________________
Question 39: She entered the room. She knew there was something wrong. (AS SOON
AS)


_______________________________________________________________________
Question 40: We decided to take rooms in Longwood House. We knew we could not
afford the rent. (EVEN THOUGH)

_______________________________________________________________________
ANSWER KEY:
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Question 1: B. obstacle
Question 2: B. home
Question 3: D. intimacy
Question 4: C. popular
Question 5: A (LIKE)
Question 6: C (HAVE)
Question 7: C (EVER)
Question 8: A. in order to
Question 9: B. if I had been
Question 10: C. Since when
Question 11: A. trying to
Question 12: C. was badly injured
Question 13: B. you last
Question 14: B. That the Moon
Question 15: A. beat
Question 16: B. facts
Question 17: B. can’t
Question 18: A. He’s in a meeting. Can I take a message?


Question 19: C. reliable
Question 20: D. include
Question 21: D. permanent
Question 22: B. complete coincidence
Question 23: A. located
Question 24: B. how
Question 25: D. carve

Question 26: A. satisfy
Question 27: D. as
Question 28: C. education has helped to bring about and orient most changes in the
American workforce.
Question 29: B. has changed dramatically
Question 30: C. have acquired an adequate level of education
Question 31: A. know well all his/her rights and be ready to grasp his/her opportunity of
success in life
Question 32: B. The Significant Role of Education in American Citizens’ Careers
Question 33: I’m looking forward to the upcoming pottery workshop.
Question 34: The pop star was invited to the chat show, but he didn’t arrive.
Question 35: The teacher asked him to go out because he misbehaved in the class/
because of his misbehavior in the class.
Question 36: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box by the
artisans.
Question 37: Because Hoa was born in Doc So craft village, she knows the process of
making pottery.
Question 38: Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was
bombed.


Question 39:


As soon as she entered the room, she knew there was something wrong.



She knew there was something wrong as soon as she entered the room.

Question 40:


We decided to take rooms in Longwood House even though we knew we could

not afford the rent.


Even though we knew we could not afford the rent, we decided to take rooms in

Longwood House